In Brian Borgman's sermon 'We Win, We Win Big,' he discusses the dual existence Christians experience, living in the tension between the 'already' and the 'not yet.' Believers have already undergone a spiritual resurrection, been adopted into God's family, and justified, setting them apart as unique people in the world. However, they must also prepare for the 'not yet,' meaning the ultimate victory and glory that will come. Under-shepherds play a crucial role in helping believers navigate this tension and equipping them for the spiritual battles they face as heavenly citizens on earth.

As an under-shepherd in one of Christ's flocks, this is a question that you think about a lot. I would say there are a few different things that are, in a sense, priorities for us as shepherds. One is that we have to help our people understand that we live in this tension between the already and the not yet. So as God's people, we are a unique people in this world. We have already experienced a spiritual resurrection.

We've already experienced adoption into God's family. We've been justified. All of that is the already. That sets us apart. So in a sense, we're like end times people living in the present.

But yet, we have to be prepared for the not yet. And I think that one of the things that helps us as under shepherds is we're helping God's people, we're equipping them for the battle that's now, that tension, right, of being in a sense a heavenly people who are on earth. And then also the idea that one of these days, in the end, we win, we win big, and then glory. And so keeping people's, in a sense, their eyes in both directions is absolutely crucial for that, you